Elderly woman with breathing issues taken to hospital, Minneapolis MN


An elderly woman in her mid-80s living in assisted living experienced shortness of breath throughout the day. Her oxygen levels were low when measured. Medical personnel provided oxygen and decided to transport her to the University of Minnesota hospital for further treatment. She showed no signs of chest pain or breathing distress before transport.
Audio|Source: Washington County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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May I ask what the original oxygenation was?
00:06
She was approximately mid-80s off oxygen and she is on aduna about 6 liters, 95% at this time.
00:18
Copy, Operators 310.
00:20
No fire, Eastings, Medic 1.
00:29
Transporting, Regina. Engine 1 is clear.
00:32
The engine 1 clear, and Jenswere Regina 22 is 1.5.
00:44
6.245. Thanks, go ahead.
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This is Medic 19.
00:50
Run around to the U of M with an 85-year-old female.
00:53
Triage color is yellow.
00:55
She's coming from Assisted Living.
00:57
She's complaining out the shortness of breath.
01:02
Staff tonight said it's been going on all day.
01:07
Finally decided to call and send her end.
01:10
Initial stats were 90% on Romero. She did not appear to be in any sort of distress, no labor breathing.
01:18
Restory rate about 18.
01:21
It looked like she was, like I said, breathing without difficulty.
01:25
We did put her on the nasal.
01:26
She's up to 98% on 4 liters.
01:30
Denies any chest pain.
01:34
We got, uh,
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it's like 178 over 91,
01:42
and AFIP on the monitor. We're going to be there at, uh, she's not ambulatory on that tree, as appropriate, we'll be there in about 10 minutes.
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